Philippe Ollivier

Last days of a 5-week residency in Finland. I arrived in the snow near the frozen lake of Ahilammentie to compose the music for the show Slap! At the request of choreographer Saku Koistinen. The show was written in the Finnish forest and is designed to be performed among the trees. Saku well knows my affection for sound writing in public spaces and this is probably one of the reasons…

I took advantage of this five-week stay on the shores of Lake Ahilammentie, in Somero, Finland, to collect sounds taken in the forest, on the shores of the lake, under the lake… Some of these sounds have been used for the soundtrack of the show Slap! and will also be present in a forthcoming discographic edition gathering my musical and sound works realized here, in Finland. Here I give you…

SLAP! is a work that is both rehearsed and performed in the forest. It is a captivating and humorous discourse that explores the challenges of life as a human being who tries and often fails… SLAP! is inspired by the worlds of Buster Keaton and Chaplin, among others. Contemporary dance, slapstick comedy and live music meet. “We explore the world in our own slightly eccentric way, through comedy and contemporary…

Bugel Koar, twenty years later! With Marthe Vassallo, we said that one day we would bring out the songs in which we had put so much of ourselves at the beginning of the years 2000, and of which some of you still speak to us with emotion… Well, it starts at the Théâtre de l’Arche in Tréguier, on the occasion of the Aérolithes which will take place at the Logelloù…

C’était il y a vingt ans !  La fin d’année 2022 est arrivée avec son lot de bougies. Vingt, ou peut-être même deux fois vingt ! C’est en effet en décembre 2002 que je m’engageais dans deux projets fondamentaux, sans trop en mesurer les conséquences. xAvec le premier, je posais des valises pleines de rêves au Logelloù à Penvénan, avec l’autre je commençais la première maquette toute aussi pleine de…

The tour in the United States began with a week-long residency at the School Of Music Of Iowa, University of Iowa. Jean-François Charles, the professor of electroacoustic composition, was the curator of this residency. He proposed that I give several classes and lectures during the first part of the week, and that we finish with a workshop for six volunteers with whom we would build an electroacoustic improvisation concert. The…

For the first time, the next Logelloop training will take place in Quimper, in partnership with Culture Lab 29. There are only a few places left. As I did the last years at Logelloù, the training will take place in two times, 3 days on November 24, 25, 26 and 2 days on December 5 and 6, which allows to assimilate the information and to refine one’s project and needs…

Since October 8th, I’m in the USA for a tour that will last more than three weeks and that will make me play in several cities of the country. During this tour, I will post here pictures, videos and some feedback on what will happen. So don’t hesitate to come back on this page from time to time. Below, you will find the complete list of concerts, workshops, meetings and…

I announced you this summer that my music was available again on the platforms and new this fall, my records are now distributed by InOuïe Distribution. The CD Au Bord d’un Monde is officially released this Friday, September 2nd, you can order it at your local record store or online on their music basket. Malenki Minki, Hirisinn and OstinatO are also released with InOuïe. Being supported by a Distributor will…

Danse Tellurique n’est pas encore tout à fait fini que je commence déjà à l’adapter à des sites particuliers. Les 9, 10 et 11 septembre 2022, j’installerai les 48 haut-parleurs dans la friche des Papeteries Vallée sur les communes de Belle-Isle en Terre et Plounévez-Moëdec (22). Imaginez un bâtiment de 20 mètres par 48, sur une hauteur de 15m, partiellement en ruine, comprenant des recoins, des espaces et des volumes…